Archive for the ‘Social Media’ Category

Twitter Reciprocal Following: Ack!

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Photo by lepiaf.geo Early this summer, I started an experimental blog called OrangeJackass.com. It is a compendium of ideas, grouped into two categories, Sweet and Stupid. One of the Stupid ideas was Twitter Reciprocal Following. Mind you, I don't prejudge anything without experimenting and evaluating it first. However, it quickly became apparent ...

Social Awkening: The Bookshelf or the Coffee Table?

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Photo by defrost.ca I've been writing a fair number of posts about social media. I never expected to come up with a new way to use it. Now, I'm not saying I created this concept. In fact, what I'm about to describe happens all day, every day on social media sites. I ...

Social Sunshine

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

Social Media is reaching a critical mass in my thoughtspace. From participating in social activity like Blog Action Day to commenting on The Finer Points of Social Networking Sites to observing the profiles of the "socially" rich and famous, I am learning that effective use of Social Media requires ...

Social Media Manifesto

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Clipart from Microsoft ® Word I Will embrace the ideas of social media experiments; participate fully in the discussion surrounding these ideas; support my family, friends and fellow networkers. I Won't rush to join the latest network without just cause; revive abandoned network affiliations; support a network that uses meaningless, ego-centric metrics to coerce participation. Plurk penalizes, CoComment confounds, ...